Olympic Winter Games 2018 / Ice Hockey (Men)
sport | ice Hockey | ||||||||
discipline | competition | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 300 athletes in 12 teams | ||||||||
Competition location |
Gangneung Hockey Center (10,000 seats) Kwandong Hockey Center (6,000 seats) |
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Competition phase | 14.-25. February 2018 | ||||||||
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Ice hockey tournaments at the 2018 Olympic Games |
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Women | Men |
The men's ice hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang took place from February 14th to 25th - just like at the Games in Sochi - with twelve national teams. The games have been mainly in the 10,000-seater Gangneung Hockey Center (Korean: 강릉 아이스 하키 I 경기장 ) discharged. A total of seven of the 30 games were played in the Kwandong Hockey Center (Korean: 가톨릭 관동대 학교 아이스 하키 II 경기장 ), which holds 6,000 spectators. Both stadiums are located in the coastal town of Gangneung .
After the exclusion of the National Olympic Committee of Russia , the Olympic victory was secured by the Olympic athletes from Russia , who competed under the Olympic flag . They defeated Germany 4-3 in extra time in the final . For Germany, winning the silver medal was the greatest success in the history of German ice hockey and the first medal win since the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck , when the Federal Republic of Germany won the bronze medal. Defending champion Canada secured third place and thus bronze .
qualification
The first eight nations of the IIHF world rankings qualified for the tournament after the 2015 World Cup , South Korea as the host and three other participants who were played in qualifying tournaments. Qualification began in October 2015 and ended in September 2016.
As a host, the following is automatically eligible to participate:
The following qualified eight teams in the 2015 IIHF world rankings :
- Canada
- Olympic athletes from Russia (qualified as Russia)
- Sweden
- Finland
- United States
- Czech Republic
- Switzerland
- Slovakia
Three other teams qualified through the eight qualifying tournaments:
mode
Olympic ice hockey tournament 2018 | |
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Number of nations | 12 |
Olympic champion | Olympic athletes from Russia |
silver | Germany |
bronze | Canada |
Venue (s) | Gangneung , South Korea |
opening | February 14, 2018 |
Endgame | February 25, 2018 |
spectator | 138,327 (4,610 per game) |
Gates | 154 (5.13 per game) |
Best goalkeeper | Danny from the birches |
Best defender | Vyacheslav Voinov |
Best striker | Nikita Gusew |
Most valuable player | Ilya Kovalchuk |
Top scorer | Nikita Gusew (12 points) |
The twelve teams of the Olympic ice hockey tournament were divided into three groups of four teams each in the preliminary round. The three groups were composed according to the positions of the national teams in the IIHF world rankings after the 2015 World Cup according to the following key:
Group A | Group B | Group C |
A1 (1) | B1 (2) | C1 (3) |
A2 (6) | B2 (5) | C2 (4) |
A3 (7) | B3 (8) | C3 (9) |
A4 (12) | B4 (11) | C4 (10) |
The first three teams in the world rankings formed the group heads. They were followed by the teams in ranks 4 to 6 in second position as well as 7 and 8 and the best-placed qualifier in the 2015 world rankings in third. The three remaining places determine the two remaining qualifiers and hosts South Korea. The second best placed qualifier in the 2015 world rankings was placed in Group C, the third best in Group B and South Korea as the worst placed participating team in Group A. This results in the following groupings:
Group A | Group B | Group C |
Canada (1) | Olympic athletes from Russia (2) | Sweden (3) |
Czech Republic (6) | USA (5) | Finland (4) |
Switzerland (7) | Slovakia (8) | Norway (11) |
South Korea (23) | Slovenia (14) | Germany (13) |
Within the groups, the teams initially played according to the everyone-versus-everyone mode , so that each team initially played three games. According to their results in the preliminary round - first according to the placement within the group, then according to points, goal difference, goals scored and finally according to the world ranking - the teams were then assigned to positions 1 to 12 of a newly determined seeding list. The top three in the group and the best of the three runners-up automatically qualified for the quarter-finals. The remaining eight teams played the remaining four places in the quarter-finals in a quarter-final qualification. The team in fifth place on the seeding list met the twelfth placed, the sixth placed the eleventh placed, the seventh placed the tenth placed and the eighth placed placed the ninth. The victorious playoff qualifiers then played in the quarterfinals against one of the four automatically qualified teams. The winners from it met in the semi-finals, with the winners playing the final for the gold medal and the losers the game for the bronze medal.
Venues
Gangneung , South Korea | ||||
Gangneung Hockey Center Capacity: 10,000 |
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Kwandong Hockey Center Capacity: 6,000 |
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Squad
Preliminary round
Group A
February 15, 2018 9:10 p.m. (local time) |
February 15, 2018 1:10 p.m. (CET) |
Czech Republic J. Kovář (11:59) M. Řepík (16:18) |
2: 1 (2: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0) game report |
South Korea Cho M.-h. (7:34) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung Spectators: 6,025 |
February 15, 2018 9:10 p.m. |
February 15, 2018 1:10 p.m. |
Switzerland S. Moser (47:33) |
1: 5 (0: 2, 0: 2, 1: 1) game report |
Canada R. Bourque (2:57) M. Noreau (7:30) R. Bourque (25:00) W. Wolski (25:52) W. Wolski (54:53) |
Kwangdong Hockey Center, Gangneung Spectators: 2,802 |
February 17, 2018 12:10 pm |
February 17, 2018 4:10 am |
Canada M. Raymond (1:13) R. Bourque (13:30) |
2: 3 n.P. (2: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) Match report |
Czech Republic D. Kubalík (6:52) M. Jordán (20:25) J. Kovář (PS) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung spectators: 6,731 |
February 17, 2018 4:40 pm |
February 17, 2018 8:40 am |
South Korea |
0: 8 (0: 1, 0: 2, 0: 5) game report |
Switzerland D. Hollenstein (10:23) F. Du Bois (27:36) P. Suter (35:55) T. Rüfenacht (43:50) P. Suter (45:17) R. Schäppi (46:45) P. Suter (51:24) E. Corvi (55:10) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung spectators: 6,568 |
February 18, 2018 4:40 pm |
February 18, 2018 8:40 am |
Czech Republic M. Řepík (7:09) D. Kubalík (43:02) R. Červenka (58:40) M. Řepík (59:11) |
4: 1 (1: 1, 0: 0, 3: 0) game report |
Switzerland T. Rüfenacht (14:47) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung Spectators: 6,137 |
February 18, 2018 9:10 pm |
February 18, 2018 1:10 p.m. |
Canada C. Thomas (7:36) E. O'Dell (34:22) M. Lapierre (43:43) G. Brulé (58:02) |
4: 0 (1: 0, 1: 0, 2: 0) game report |
South Korea |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung Spectators: 6,038 |
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
1. | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9: 4 | 8th |
2. | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11: | 47th |
3. | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10: | 93 |
4th | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:14 | 0 |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: direct qualification for the quarter-finals
Group B
February 14, 2018 9:10 pm |
February 14, 2018 1:10 p.m. |
Slovakia P. Ölvecký (16:05) M. Bakoš (17:55) P. Čerešňák (48:30) |
3: 2 (2: 2, 0: 0, 1: 0) match report |
Olympic athletes from Russia W. Gawrikow (2:54) K. Kaprisow (4:08) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung Spectators: 4,025 |
February 14, 2018 9:10 pm |
February 14, 2018 1:10 p.m. |
USA B. O'Neill (17:44) J. Greenway (32:57) |
2: 3 n.V. (1: 0, 1: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1) game report |
Slovenia J. Urbas (45:49) J. Muršak (58:23) J. Muršak (60:38) |
Kwandong Hockey Center, Gangneung Spectators: 3348 |
February 16, 2018 12:10 pm |
February 16, 2018 4:10 am |
USA R. Donato (7:10) R. Donato (42:51) |
2: 1 (1: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report |
Slovakia A. Kudrna (7:35) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung spectators: 5,652 |
February 16, 2018 4:40 p.m. |
February 16, 2018 8:40 am |
Olympic athletes from Russia S. Mosjakin (18:23) I. Kovalchuk (18:45) A. Barabanow (26:00) I. Kablukow (28:48) K. Kaprisow (30:02) I. Kovalchuk (37: 16) K. Kaprisow (41:15) K. Kaprisow (47:12) |
8: 2 (2: 0, 4: 1, 2: 1) game report |
Slovenia J. Muršak (33:31) Ž. Pance (59:27) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung Spectators: 6,018 |
February 17, 2018 9:10 pm |
February 17, 2018 1:10 p.m. |
Olympic athletes from Russia N. Prochorkin (7:21) N. Prochorkin (22:14) I. Kovalchuk (39:59) I. Kovalchuk (40:28) |
4: 0 (1: 0, 2: 0, 1: 0) game report |
United States |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung spectators: 6,473 |
February 17, 2018 9:10 pm |
February 17, 2018 1:10 p.m. |
Slovenia B. Gregorc (21:00) A. Kuralt (24:16) Ž. Jeglič (PS) |
3: 2 n.P. (0: 0, 2: 1, 0: 1, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report |
Slovakia M. Bubela (35:43) M. Haščák (45:56) |
Kwangdong Hockey Center, Gangneung Spectators: 4,085 |
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
1. | Olympic athletes from Russia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14: | 56th |
2. | Slovenia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8:12 | 4th |
3. | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4: 8 | 4th |
4th | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6: 7 | 4th |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: direct qualification for the quarter-finals
Group C
February 15, 2018 12:10 p.m. |
February 15, 2018 4:10 am |
Finland S. Lepistö (3:13) M. Pyörälä (15:30) E. Tolvanen (37:22) L. Kukkonen (38:43) J. Kemppainen (52:48) |
5: 2 (2: 1, 2: 0, 1: 1) game report |
Germany B. Macek (8:44) F. Hördler (41:51) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung spectators: 3,695 |
February 15, 2018 4:40 pm |
February 15, 2018 8:40 am |
Norway |
0: 4 (0: 2, 0: 0, 0: 2) game report |
Sweden P. Lindholm (5:29) A. Lander (16:46) D. Everberg (48:42) M. Wikstrand (49:04) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung spectators: 3,961 |
February 16, 2018 9:10 p.m. |
February 16, 2018 1:10 p.m. |
Finland E. Tolvanen (16:36) E. Tolvanen (25:32) V.-M. Savinainen (42:59) S. Lepistö (47:54) S. Manninen (56:48) |
5: 1 (1: 1, 1: 0, 3: 0) game report |
Norway P. Thoresen (6:29) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung spectators: 4,180 |
February 16, 2018 9:10 p.m. |
February 16, 2018 1:10 p.m. |
Sweden V. Stålberg (2:00) |
1: 0 (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0) game report |
Germany |
Kwandong Hockey Center, Gangneung spectators: 3,077 |
February 18, 2018 12:10 pm |
February 18, 2018 4:10 am |
Germany P. Hager (32:53) P. Hager (PS) |
2: 1 n.P. (0: 0, 1: 0, 0: 1, 0: 0; 1: 0) Match report |
Norway A. Reichenberg (45:19) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung spectators: 5,534 |
February 18, 2018 9:10 pm |
February 18, 2018 1:10 p.m. |
Sweden A. Lander (14:53) P. Zackrisson (48:53) O. Möller (59:55) |
3: 1 (1: 0, 0: 1, 2: 0) game report |
Finland J. Kemppainen (21:32) |
Kwandong Hockey Center, Gangneung spectators: 3,861 |
Pl. | Sp | S. | OTS | OTN | N | Gates | Points | |
1. | Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8: 1 | 9 |
2. | Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11: | 66th |
3. | Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4: 7 | 2 |
4th | Norway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:11 | 1 |
Abbreviations: Pl. = Place, Sp = games, S = victories, OTS = victories after overtime or penalty shoot-out , OTN = defeats after extra time or penalty shoot-out, N = defeats
Explanations: direct qualification for the quarter-finals
Seeding list after the group stage
The following seedings determined the pairings for the playoffs for the quarter-finals as well as the quarter-finals even in the table only the necessary for differentiation criteria (placement in the group; points) are. Listed, while the other, do not need criteria section mode to can be found.
rank | group | space | Points | |
1 | Sweden | C. | 1 | 9 |
2 | Czech Republic | A. | 1 | 8th |
3 | Olympic athletes from Russia | B. | 1 | 6th |
4th | Canada | A. | 2 | 7th |
5 | Finland | C. | 2 | 6th |
6th | Slovenia | B. | 2 | 4th |
7th | United States | B. | 3 | 4th |
8th | Switzerland | A. | 3 | 3 |
9 | Germany | C. | 3 | 2 |
10 | Slovakia | B. | 4th | 4th |
11 | Norway | C. | 4th | 1 |
12 | South Korea | A. | 4th | 0 |
Explanations: direct qualification for the quarter-finals
Final round
Quarter-final qualification
February 20, 2018 12:10 p.m. (local time) |
February 20, 2018 4:10 am (CET) |
USA R. Donato (21:36) J. Wisniewski (22:20) M. Arcobello (33:30) G. Roe (49:52) R. Donato (56:46) |
5: 1 (0: 0, 3: 1, 2: 0) game report |
Slovakia P. Čerešňák (36:54) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung spectators: 6,391 |
February 20, 2018 4:40 pm |
February 20, 2018 8:40 am |
Slovenia J. Urbas (6:38) |
1: 2 n.V. (1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1, 0: 1) game report |
Norway T. Kristiansen (43:06) A. Bonsaksen (63:06) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung spectators: 6,312 |
February 20, 2018 9:10 pm |
February 20, 2018 1:10 p.m. |
Finland P. Kontiola (4:42) P. Kontiola (23:44) M. Heiskanen (26:23) J. Hietanen (47:20) S. Manninen (59:53) |
5: 2 (1: 0, 2: 2, 2: 0) game report |
South Korea B. Radunske (30:06) Ahn J.-h. (32:09) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung spectators: 5,409 |
February 20, 2018 9:10 pm |
February 20, 2018 1:10 p.m. |
Switzerland S. Moser (23:40) |
1: 2 n.V. (0: 1, 1: 0, 0: 0, 0: 1) game report |
Germany L. Pföderl (1:19) Y. Seidenberg (60:26) |
Kwandong Hockey Center, Gangneung spectators: 2,878 |
Quarter finals
February 21, 2018 12:10 p.m. |
February 21, 2018 4:10 am |
Czech Republic J. Kolář (15:12) T. Kundrátek (28:14) P. Koukal (PS) |
3: 2 n.P. (1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) Match report |
USA R. Donato (6:20) J. Slater (30:23) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung spectators: 2,948 |
February 21, 2018 4:40 pm |
February 21, 2018 8:40 am |
Olympic athletes from Russia M. Grigorenko (8:54) N. Gussew (13:25) W. Woinow (19:20) S. Kalinin (28:35) N. Nesterow (33:06) I. Telegin (53: 15) |
6: 1 (3: 0, 2: 1, 1: 0) game report |
Norway A. Bonsaksen (27:21) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung spectators: 3,553 |
February 21, 2018 9:10 p.m. |
February 21, 2018 1:10 p.m. |
Canada M. Noreau (40:55) |
1: 0 (0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 0) game report |
Finland |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung spectators: 2,265 |
February 21, 2018 9:10 p.m. |
February 21, 2018 1:10 p.m. |
Sweden A. Lander (46:25) P. Hersley (49:35) M. Wikstrand (51:37) |
3: 4 n.V. (0: 2, 0: 0, 3: 1, 0: 1) game report |
Germany C. Ehrhoff (13:48) M. Noebels (14:17) D. Kahun (48:28) P. Reimer (61:30) |
Kwandong Hockey Center, Gangneung spectators: 2,092 |
Semifinals
February 23, 2018 4:40 pm |
February 23, 2018 8:40 am |
Czech Republic |
0: 3 (0: 0, 0: 2, 0: 1) game report |
Olympic athletes from Russia N. Gusew (27:47) W. Gavrikow (28:14) I. Kovalchuk (59:39) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung spectators: 4,330 |
February 23, 2018 9:10 p.m. |
February 23, 2018 1:10 p.m. |
Canada G. Brulé (28:17) M. Robinson (42:42) D. Roy (49:43) |
3: 4 (0: 1, 1: 3, 2: 0) game report |
Germany B. Macek (14:43) M. Plachta (23:21) F. Mauer (26:49) P. Hager (32:31) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung Spectators: 4,057 |
3rd place match
February 24, 2018 9:10 p.m. |
February 24, 2018 1:10 p.m. |
Czech Republic M. Růžička (9:13) J. Kovář (46:36) R. Červenka (56:26) R. Červenka (57:55) |
4: 6 (1: 3, 0: 0, 3: 3) game report |
Canada A. Ebbett (8:57) C. Kelly (9:28) D. Roy (15:57) A. Ebbett (45:50) C. Kelly (49:37) W. Wolski (55:23) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung Spectators: 4,807 |
final
February 25, 2018 1:10 p.m. |
February 25, 2018 5:10 am |
Olympic athletes from Russia W. Woinow (19:59) N. Gussew (53:21) N. Gussew (59:04) K. Kaprisow (69:40) |
4: 3 n.V. (1: 0, 0: 1, 2: 2, 1: 0) game report |
Germany F. Schütz (29:32) D. Kahun (53:31) J. Müller (56:44) |
Gangneung Hockey Center, Gangneung Spectators: 5,075 |
statistics
Best scorer
Abbreviations: Sp = games, T = goals, V = assists , pts = points , +/- = plus / minus , SM = penalty minutes; Fat: tournament best
player | team | Sp | T | V | Pt | +/- | SM |
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Nikita Gusew | Olympic athletes from Russia | 6th | 4th | 8th | 12 | +7 | 4th |
Kirill Kaprisow | Olympic athletes from Russia | 6th | 5 | 4th | 9 | +7 | 2 |
Eeli Tolvanen | Finland | 5 | 3 | 6th | 9 | +1 | 4th |
Ilya Kovalchuk | Olympic athletes from Russia | 6th | 5 | 2 | 7th | +5 | 4th |
Patrick Hager | Germany | 7th | 3 | 4th | 7th | −3 | 4th |
Maxim Noreau | Canada | 6th | 2 | 5 | 7th | +3 | 0 |
Derek Roy | Canada | 6th | 2 | 5 | 7th | −2 | 8th |
Linus Omark | Sweden | 4th | 0 | 7th | 7th | +6 | 0 |
Ryan Donato | United States | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6th | −1 | 2 |
Jan Muršak | Slovenia | 4th | 3 | 3 | 6th | −1 | 0 |
Best goalkeeper
Abbreviations: Sp = games, Min = ice age (in minutes), GT = goals conceded, SO = shutouts , GAA = goals conceded , Sv% = catch quota ; Bold: Top tournament
value Only goalkeepers who have completed at least 40% of the total playing time of their team are recorded.
player | team | Sp | Min | GT | SO | ATM | Sv% |
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Jonas Hiller | Switzerland | 4th | 211: 19 | 4th | 1 | 1.14 | 95.60 |
Vasily Koschetschkin | Olympic athletes from Russia | 6th | 348: 08 | 8th | 2 | 1.38 | 93.65 |
Mikko Koskinen | Finland | 5 | 296: 38 | 8th | 0 | 1.62 | 93.16 |
Gašper Krošelj | Slovenia | 3 | 188: 44 | 6th | 0 | 1.91 | 93.10 |
Ben Scrivens | Canada | 3 | 149: 17 | 4th | 0 | 1.61 | 92.86 |
Final placements
The placements are based on the following criteria:
- Places 1 to 4: Results in the final and in the game for 3rd place
- Places 5 to 8 (losers in the quarter-finals): according to placement - then points, then goal difference in the preliminary round
- Places 9 to 12 (losers of the quarter-finals qualifying games): according to placement - then points, then goal difference in the preliminary round
- Places 13 to 21 (qualifying round): according to placement - then points, then goal difference
- Places 22 to 30 (pre-qualification round 2): according to placement - then points, then goal difference
- Places 31 to 36 (pre-qualification round 1): according to placement - then points, then goal difference
- Place 37 (qualification game): Result of the game
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Medalist
Awards
Player trophies
Award | player | team |
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Best goalkeeper | Danny from the birches | Germany |
Best defender | Vyacheslav Voinov | Olympic athletes from Russia |
Best striker | Nikita Gusew | Olympic athletes from Russia |
Most valuable player | Ilya Kovalchuk | Olympic athletes from Russia |
All-Star Team
Attack: | Ilya Kovalchuk - Pawel Dazjuk - Eeli Tolvanen |
Defense: | Maxim Noreau - Vyacheslav Voinov |
Goal: | Vasily Koschetschkin |
Web links
- Men's Olympic Ice Hockey Tournament , 2018 Olympic Games website
- Official website of the IIHF for the Olympic ice hockey tournament (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Adam Steiss: Olympic qualification format set. 2015 Worlds to determine men's seeding. International Ice Hockey Federation , March 10, 2015, accessed January 28, 2018 .